Leaders across the globe offer condolences after the death of America’s 41st president

WASHINGTON—President Trump declared Wednesday a national day of mourning for former President George Herbert Walker Bush, who died Friday at the age of 94.

The companies that run the New York Stock Exchange and the Nasdaq Stock Market both said their markets would be closed on Wednesday and would observe a moment of silence on Monday.

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